To keep the "war on terror" alive and continue to instill fear, the Obama administration needs a false flag scenario, like the 9/11 attacks, to justify to the American public for sending thousands of ground troops to invade Africa, starting with Libya.

Without giving any credible explanation, John Brennan, White House counterterrorism adviser, stated: "Indeed, this is the first counterterrorism strategy that designates the homeland as a primary area of emphasis in our counterterrorism efforts." He conjured up a threat from Ayman al Zawahiri, former Osama bin Laden’s second-in-command of al Qaeda, who "might try to launch new attacks to prove he and al Qaeda are still relevant."

Under the pretext of pursuing al Qaeda members in the "war on terror", Brennan’s statement may be seen as a setup by the White House for another possible 9/11 scenario to justify invasion of Libya and later other nations hostile to the American empire.

Why millions of legitimate U.S. citizens should be subject to scrutiny as the "enemies of the state"?
One reason is that the U.S. government continues to instill fear in Americans that the so-called "terrorists" live among them. Another reason is to empower the Obama authoritarian administration to continue its unconstitutional surveillance, incarceration and violation of Bill of Rights of anyone, anywhere at any time. Yet another reason is that the fascist government is poised to strike against any discontent groups, dissidents or protestors in America should a revolution http://uniorb.com/RCHECK/constituti... ever occur triggered by twitter, facebook or other social networks, like the current revolts in the Middle East and North Africa.

Why the homeland is considered a battleground of al Qaeda?

It shouldn’t be but with all the body scanners and cameras installed in airports, train stations and bus depots, the land of the free is a thing of the past.

The White House, the Pentagon and the CIA might pull another a false flag operation on American soil, killing hundreds or thousands of innocents in a series of terrorist attacks before October 2011. Of course, the Obama administration would blame al Qaeda for the terrorist attacks to justify sending thousands of troops to fight them in Libya.

Recently, there have been many reports of al Qaeda cells working to oust Gaddafi in Libya, ironically, with the support of the CIA. This only shows that the CIA is behind the Libya uprising and quite willingly to use al Qaeda as a tool to advance its covert operations either internationally or domestically.

Why NOW call for counterterrorism measures in the U.S.?

The American military-industrial complex wants another war so badly that it’d be willing to repeat the same tactics that the Bush administration used in 9/11 attacks to justify illegal wars.

The neocon’s strategy is quite simple: the White House along with the CIA would set up a series of coordinated terrorist attacks on American soil by homegrown terrorists linked to al Qaeda members in Libya in order to justify sending troops to invade Gaddafi’s country.

Like the 9/11 attacks, the Obama administration would blame al Qaeda for the upcoming 2011 terrorist attacks, but this time the finger would point to Ayman al Zawahiri, not Osama bin Laden. Like the 9/11 attacks aftermath with Bush’s invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq, Obama would start an illegal war with ground troops on the soil of Libya and later invade other nations in Africa and the Middle East. Unlike the 9/11 attacks, the terrorists this time would be American citizens "inspired by al Qaeda", whereas the 9/11 "terrorists” were foreigners from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt.

CIA’s boogey man: Ayman al Zawahiri
Ayman al Zawahiri, an eye surgeon from Egypt, was most likely killed in the Tora Bora caves in Afghanistan during a series of horrific U.S. bombardments of uranium depleted bunker bombs in December 2001. The New York Times ran a piece on December 6, 2001, reporting that a front-line anti-Taliban commander claimed that al Zawahiri was killed during a fierce battle but his account couldn’t be independently verified. Al Zawahiri was reportedly last seen in the eastern Afghan town of Khost in October 2001.

However, the Pentagon has kept his image alive, like they did to Osama bin Laden for a decade, to justify its reason to wreak havoc in the Middle East under the pretext of pursuing the "war on terror". The mysterious al Zawahiri’s audiotapes started to surface in 2003 and videos in 2004. Of course, none of these tapes were ever verified by independent experts not associated with the U.S. intelligence agencies.

If anyone has paid attention to the images of Dr. al Zawahiri, the photos were not of just one man but of many individuals. One could clearly see the distinction between the REAL al Zawahiri and the many imposters that have been popping up in video threats and photos promoted by the mainstream press and the Pentagon.

Al Zawahiri was a big, tall man with a broad face. The impersonators of al Zawahiri were smaller build and had smaller faces with different shapes of noses, mouths and ears. All authentic photos and videos of al Zawahiri and bin Laden taken before December 2001 showed that the two were almost of the same height when sitting next to each other.

The U.S. argument to hunt down a "terrorist" anywhere in the world doesn’t justify any organization or nation to commit extrajudicial killings. The barbaric and unlawful tactics used by the U.S. military and the CIA with raids and drone attacks only defy LAW AND ORDER OF ALL NATIONS.

Without proof that al Zawahiri was behind the 9/11 attacks (nor of any proof of Osama bin Laden involved in the same attacks), without a shred of evidence that al Zawahiri was indeed the one in the videos or voice tapes (all the videos of al Zawahiri since October 2001 have been made with imposters and unclear audio tapes are questionable) and without even the consent of the host governments in which the extrajudicial killings took place (e.g., killing bin Laden in Pakistan), the U.S. has proven to be nothing more than a rogue nation without any principles for law and order. Especially known for the motto of its legal system - "innocent" until proven "guilty", the U.S. has flagrantly violated its own very principles for law and order!

The fact the Pentagon is pushing fake al Qaeda tapes to the public only confirms its intention of keeping terrorism alive and anything related to al Qaeda terrorism is indeed fabricated by the Pentagon and the CIA.

Obama Surprises

President Obama, a wolf in sheepskin, has pulled off surprises this year violating law and order left and right. Dancing to the neocon tune, Obama embraces the Bush doctrine - preemptive strike against any nation that poses a threat to the U.S. - politically and economically. More brazen than Bush, the conniving Obama started an illegal war on Libya in March without any authorization from Congress.

Timeline of important events since March

To understand why the lawless Obama administration would have the audacity to pull off another 9/11 attacks on American soil, one must look at the timeline of events since March.

March 19, 2011 - Obama pulled a surprise by initiating the U.S.-led NATO ’Odyssey Dawn’ attack on Libya, violating the U.S. constitution by not getting congressional approval and violating the War Powers Act by launching a military attack on Libya that is not an imminent threat to the U.S.

Why would Obama want to attack Libya?

The answer is similar to the reason why Bush attacked Iraq - "the United States went to war in Iraq for oil, Israel, and military bases craved by administration neocons." http://www.mathaba.net/news/?x=626287 By removing the supreme leader of Africa (Gaddafi) http://uniorbblog.blogspot.com/2011... , other African leaders could easily fall or be controlled by the colonial-minded West.

After all, Obama said the protests sweeping the Middle East (Bahrain, Libya, Syria and Yemen), which have toppled governments in Tunisia and Egypt, create opportunities for Israel to achieve its goal of living in peace with its neighbors, according to Bloomberg http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-... .

April 1, 2011 - Under mounting criticism for starting an illegal war without congressional approval, Obama started to withdraw combat jets, missile ships and submarines from the front line but on standby, leaving NATO forces to fight the war in Libya.

April 22, 2011 - Obama approved drone attacks in Libya, violating international law - the UN Charter and the Geneva Conventions on human rights.

May 1, 2011 - Obama pulled another surprise by announcing the death of the bogus Osama bin Laden killed by the U.S. Special Forces in Abbottabad http://uniorb.com/RCHECK/killosama.htm , violating Pakistan’s sovereignty and the international law on "extrajudicial execution".

Why killed the myth of Osama bin Laden NOW?

The mainstream media would like everyone to believe that Obama had bin Laden killed as a way to wind down the costly illegal war in Afghanistan. If so, why would Obama want to start another illegal war in Libya? And why did the House passed the $649 billion defense-spending bill that actually boost the Pentagon budget by $17 billion? http://articles.boston.com/2011-07-...

Killing bin Laden was a way for Obama to replace Bush’s boogey man with his own, al Zawahiri, who is now considered the leader of al Qaeda. It was also a way to shift the focus on the location of al Qaeda from Afghanistan/Pakistan to Libya and Africa. It appears that the al Qaeda members, with the help of atrocious NATO attacks and the CIA, have increased in Libya and are spreading to other parts of Africa.

June 13-24, 2011 - "Exercise Mailed Fist" http://www.infowars.com/huge-marine... - the largest ever Marine Corps drill held on the US east coast - was to ensure that "personnel remain prepared to serve as part of a rapid-deployment aviation force in readiness."

June 22, 2011 – Obama announced withdrawal of 10,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year and 20,000 more by next year.

If the troop withdrawals are really going to take place, why then did Obama seek $658 billion for defense spending bill, $9 billion MORE than what he actually received from the House?

June 24, 2011 - The House of Representatives voted against Obama’s military involvement in Libya, but passed $649 billion defense bills, including the funding for war on Libya.

The strong bipartisan vote on defense bills was 336 to 87, slashing billions from all other government agencies, except the Defense Department. This confirms that the defense contractors own the majority of Congressmen http://articles.boston.com/2011-07-... .

June 29, 2011 - White House counterterrorism adviser Brennan placed the focus now on the U.S. homeland as the primary area for homegrown terrorists and warned that al Zawahiri might strike on the 10-year anniversary of 9/11 http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/06/2... .

Conclusion

Indeed, the American imperial war machine has grown into a huge monster that is constantly seeking new conquest to feed its growth at any cost. Thus, for Brennan to say that there might be a terrorist attack alerts us to a very possible set-up for a false flag operation. With the war funding on Libya approved, Obama now only needs a false flag operation to unite the Americans and get full support from the Congress to invade Libya.

And taking over Libya will just be the beginning of the Western powers invading the whole African continent.

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